Fundasaun Mahein (FM), 24 May 2021 Press Release In relation to the implementation of the Serca Sanitária and Mandatory Confinement (lockdown) in Dili and other municipalities, Fundasaun Mahein observes that READ MOREREAD MORE
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Politicisation, Professionalism and Meritocracy: Reform Timor-Leste’s Security Institutions to Promote Peace, Stability and Development
Women’s Role in Community Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste
Parseria Foun ba Era Foun: Sovereignty, Security and Strategy in a Changing World
From Best Practice to Best Fit: Reform the RDTL Constitution to Secure Political Stability, Strengthen Governance and Accelerate Development
Elite State: Populist Politics and the Challenges of Governance in Timor-Leste
Research on Community Conflict, Traditional Dispute Resolution and Trauma Politics in Timor-Leste
FM To Create Two Research Departments: National Security & Foreign AffairsFM To Create Two Research Departments: National Security & Foreign Affairs
Since Fundasaun Mahein’s establishment in 2009, our work has focused mainly on domestic security issues, especially related to the security institutions and other aspects of national security policy and concerns. READ MOREREAD MORE
Mandatory Swab Testing Is Unethical, Undemocratic And IllogicalMandatory Swab Testing Is Unethical, Undemocratic And Illogical
On 4 May, PNTL in coordination with health personnel established a checkpoint outside the police training headquarters in Comoro, Dili. Here they stopped all passing motorists and forced them inside READ MOREREAD MORE
New Elite Consensus Is Needed To Avoid Further CrisisNew Elite Consensus Is Needed To Avoid Further Crisis
Fundasaun Mahein recently expressed concern that the state is facing a crisis of legitimacy due to the widespread dissatisfaction with current Government policies and performance, which threatens the security and READ MOREREAD MORE
